Lust's Dominion, Or, The Lascivious Queen A Tragedie

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 Excerpt: ...is murder'd. Eleaz. He that first opes his lips, I'll drive his words Down his wide throat upon my rapier's point. The king is murder'd, and I'll answer it; I am dishonour'd, and I will revenge it Bend not your dang'rous weapons at my breast; Think where you are; this castle is the Moor's; You are environ'd with a wall of flint; The gates are lock'd, portcullises let down; It' Eleazar spend one drop of bloed, Enter Zarack and Baltazar above, with cafivers. On those high turret-tops my slaves stand arm'd, 18. A N le in Reed's-Uakspeare, ass rts, on the authority of Mr. Grose, that the Caliver nils a gun leu and liyhtrr than a uiuvki'l; hut it appeai from u passage in "Certain Oiscoiiises, written iy Sir John Sniythe, Knight, 1690," that this is incorrect. Sir John says:--" Caliv'rr$ (as they terme them) being-of a gi eater length and height ol bullet, and more ranforeed than harquebuses, and therefore a great deal heavier,.hey duo better allow of, than they duo of lig.it, web-forme'!, and ranibrccd harquebuses." With much more to the same purpose. And shall confound your souls with murd'ring shot t. Or if you murder me, yet under ground, A villain, that for me will digto hell, Stands with a burning linstock in his fist; Who, firing gunpowder, uu in the air Shall fling your torn and mangled carcasses. Qu. Mo. Oh! sheath your weapons. Though my son be slain, Yet save yourselves, choose a new sovereign. Alt. Prince Philip is our sov'reigri, choose him king'.. Eleaz. Prince Philip shall not be my sov'reign. Philip's a bastard, and Fernanda's dead; Mendoza sweats to wear Spain's diadem; Philip hath sworn confusion to this realm; They both are up in arms; war's flames do shine Like lightning in the air. Wherefore, my lords, Look well on Eleazar...